Matilda Amissah-Arthur, wife of former Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has narrated her recent armed robbery incident at her residence.
According to her, because she sleeps without locking her door, an armed rubber made his way into her room in the early hours of 5 December 2024.
She said the armed rubber made away with he expensive gold watch and huge sums of money after threatening to shoot and kill her.
In the early hours of 5th December, an armed rubber entered my bedroom. When I sleep I don’t lock my door. Because my children say if something happens to you and you’ve locked your door you will die. And because they are doctors, I obeyed them. I don’t lock my door. Sop I sleep with my lights off. But the least thing can wake me up. So I felt my lights were on. I woke up to put my lights off and there was a figure all black with just the eyes, and with a gun that said, “dont move. You move and I will shoot you.” Infact I thought I was dreaming. So I sat on my bed, rub my face just to be sure that I wasn’t dreaming. And there he was standing there. He says “If you shout and somebody comes I will kill them and kill you.” So I was sitting on my bed and he said, “give me your money”
The armed robber demanded money, and Mrs. Amissah-Arthur complied, handing over $2400 meant for renovating her mother’s house, €50 of her own money, and all the cedis she had in her purse.
Being Unsatisfied with the money he was given, the thief demanded gold and jewelries.
But she explained that she rarely wears jewelry but eventually recalled and handed over a gold watch, necklace, and earrings to him.
“He got angry. He turned my room upside down, and of course, he didn’t find money or any jewelry. And then he said, ‘You wasted my time, so I will kill you. But I have to call my boss.’ By this time, he had dragged me from the bed and was hitting my head on the ground,” she narrated.
“He spoke on the phone for a couple of minutes and said, ‘My boss says I should shoot you, but I won’t shoot you, I will strangle you so that you’ll die a slow death and next time you come, you’ll have money.’ So he started strangling me.”
Mrs. Amissah-Arthur recounted the horrifying experience as the robber choked her to the verge of losing consciousness.
She recalled that at one point, she asked for water, and strangely, the robber fetched some but only allowed her a brief sip before resuming the assault.
“I got thirsty at some point and I said, “I am thirsty.” He actually stopped strangling me, went to my fridge for water, opened it, and put it in my mouth, just when I started drinking he snapped it, closed it, and continued strangling me,” she said.
Throughout the ordeal, Mrs Amissah-Arthur said she prayed fervently, asking for God’s mercy not only for herself but also for her attacker.
“When you are in the valley of the shadow of death, and an armed robber is holding a gun to your head and strangling you and you are choking, there is nothing you can do. But I realised the one thing I can do is call my God. Not just to help me, but to help him,” she recounted.
Eventually, the former Second Lady passed out and she experienced a profound vision.
According to her, she found herself walking through beautiful streets and gardens, more stunning than any she had ever seen.
In this serene place, she filled a basket with flowers until she felt a hand on her wrist and heard a voice saying, “It is time to go.”
Miraculously, she survived the attack.
Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities have apprehended Yahuza Osumanu in connection with the incident and numerous other robberies in Airport, Cantonments, Tesano, and Ridge, all within Accra.
Yahuza Osumanu entered a plea of not guilty to 26 charges of robbery and money laundering.
The defendant has been refused bail and remains in custody.
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